diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 53874b2..19ff721 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ autocmd FileType svelte setlocal tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
 autocmd FileType vue setlocal tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
 autocmd FileType json setlocal tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
 autocmd FileType yaml* setlocal tabstop=2 shiftwidth=2
+autocmd FileType markdown,gitcommit setlocal textwidth=72
 autocmd BufNewFile,BufRead zsh*,.zsh*,*.zsh set filetype=sh
 
 """ APPEARANCE